Parent Guides in Multiple Languages, and Resources for Parent and Family Engagement

Our library of downloadable publications will help parents understand school improvement, how Title I, Part A works, what to expect from the school and district, and how to encourage academic achievement.

10 Best Practices for Strong Families

Activity Packet:Publication |
PowerPoint Activity |
Evaluation in English and Spanish
This publication focuses on the whole child and the different practices that families can actively engage to strengthen family life.Tips: Use the publication to create an activity that fits your LEA’s needs.Target Audience: Families in the LEA with strong emphasis on those families that participate in the Title I, Program.

Video Guides

This five minute video guide is a companion to the What is Title I, Part A? brochure. LEAs and schools can use this video guide at open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and the Title I, Part A meetings.

It is a good complement to parent and family engagement activities where the LEA and school wants to showcase the programs available in their school system.

This three minute video guide talks about the importance of school-family partnerships. LEAs and schools can use this guide to promote the importance of parent and family engagement in LEA and school improvement efforts.

Families in the Driver’s Seat
Developed by the Equitable Parent–School Collaboration Research Project (University of Washington), Road Map Project (Community Center for Education Results), Kent School District parents, teachers, principals and district leaders, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Written Word Translation Services
There are six vendors with master contracts through Washington State — the Department of Enterprise Services (DES). These vendors are classified as Category 8–Education-related Documents in the state system. This state contract covers translations for the written word only.